Jewelry-case



(No Model.)

0. F. DOMANNL' JEWELRY CASE.

No. 399,603. Patented Mar. v12, 1889.

Minn Frames CHARLES F. IDOMANN, OF LAKE VIElV, A;

SIGNOR TO \VILLIAM REETZ, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

J EWELRY-CAS E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,603, dated March 12, 1889.

Application filed August 21, 1888. Serial No. 283,384. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. DOMANN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Lake View, in the county of Cook. and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in .Iewelry Cases, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompai'iying drawings.

This invention has for its object to provide cases for jewelry, necessaries, cards, the, which will not only snugly inclose the articles for which they are intended, but which at the same time will form the pedestals for exhibiting and placing into ready reach such arti cles; and with that object in view my in vention consists of a box or casing the two lids of which are hinged to a base to open from a vertical line outward, two links hinged together and pivoted against the inside edges of the two casing-lids similar to toggle-joints to limit the opening out or spreading of the two lids and to fold between the same either upward or downward, a cross-bar secured between the pivotal joints of the two sets of links and carrying a T or gallows frame or any other suitable support made of tubing, to which the articles the case is intended for are suspended, such support being guided to move perpel'ldicularly to the casing on one or more vertical wires or rods secured upon the base of the casing, all in a Hid-111101 that the downwardly folding of the toggle-links will lower the holder to be inclosed by the casing and the upwardly folding of the toggle-links with closing the casing will 'raise the support to project through the top joint thereof, all as will be more fully hereinafter described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a transverse vertical section of a jewelry-case as closed for inclosing the article for which it maybe intended. Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of the casing when opened; Fig. 3, the same when closed, with its support of a different shape as intended for suspending thereto a ladys watch, extended through the top of the casing; and Fig. 4c shows a modi lication of a pair of toggle-links as formed of a single piece of spring-wi re.

Corresponding letters of reference in the several figures of the drawings designate like parts.

A denotes the base-plate, to which are secured by hinges two lids, B or B, which three parts thus combined form the casing. These lids at both sides are provided with springcatches a, to lock the same one to the other for closing the casing.

C and O are links made of flat metal plates pivotally connected by a tack or pin, 0, each pair thus to form a toggle-joint. The exterior ends of these links C and O are pivotally secured against the inward edges of the opposing side strips of lids B and ii, vertically in the center thereof, each by a rivet, d, in a manner that by closing the case the links (l and may be swung downward or upward to fold inside of such casing, and that the opening movement of the two .lids will be lin1- ited by the length of the two links when extended to be on a straight line with each other. Between the coupling-joints of the two pairs of links is fixed a cross-bar, E, by the tacks or pins 0, secured in the ends thereof, and upon this bar E is secured a frame, F, which either may be T-shaped, as in Figs. 2 and 4, or gallows-shaped, as shown in Fig. 3, 01' any other desirable shape suitable for suspending or supporting the articles. The uprights of these frames F are made of tubing to slide upon vertical rods G, rigidly secured in the base A of the casing, so as to be guided thereon and held to be 1 ierpendieular to such base A.

3y foldii'ig the links C O downward while closing the case the bar R will be moved to rest upon the base A, and the frame F, with the articles suspended or supported thereon, will be entirely closed in the ease, as shown by Fig. 1; but by folding the links C and G in an upward direction for closing the case the frame F will be elevated to exten d through the top of the case with the articles suspended thereto or supported thereon to be fully exhibited, when the case itself will form a nice and convenient pedestal thereto. semicircular notches are provided in the jointing-edges of the two lids B and B and give room for the uprights of frame F when projected through the top of the same.

These cases may be covered outside With velvet and lined inside with silk in any elaborate manner.

In place of links 0 and O, apiece of spring- Wire, O spirally coiled in its middle, With eyes bent to its ends, may be used to fold in either direction by its central elastic yield, as shown by Fig. 4.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A jewelry-case composed of base A and lids B and B, hinged thereto, and link-bars O and C, pivotally connected With each other and with the lids B B, substantially as set forth.

2. A jewelry-case composed of base A and lids B and B, hinged thereto, link-bars O C,

In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature 25 in presence of tWo witnesses.

CHARLES E. DOMANN.

Vitnesses:

WILLIAM H. LoTz, OTTO LUBKERT. 

